Thing

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"He discovered that there were universes stacked on top of his own..." The subject of this article comes from an alternate universe connecting to the main timeline of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This universe is designated by the Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki as the "Retro-Futuristic 1960s". The exact nature of the alternate universe this article's subject belongs to has not been fully explained yet; therefore, a placeholder name has been chosen.

Thing
Real Name	Benjamin Jacob Grimm
Alias(es)	Ben Grimm Codenames Thing
Species	Human
Citizenship	American
Gender	Male
Affiliation	American National Space Agency Fantastic Four Future Foundation
Status	Alive
Appearances
Movies	The Fantastic Four: First Steps (unreleased) Avengers: Doomsday (unreleased) Avengers: Secret Wars (unreleased)
Comics	The Fantastic Four: First Steps (unreleased)
Actors/Actresses
Portrayed by	Ebon Moss-Bachrach

"Is it clobberin' time?"
"Hell, yeah!"

―Human Torch and Thing^[src]

Benjamin Jacob "Ben" Grimm is an astronaut whose skin was mutated to become a rock-like being publicly known as the Thing, who is also a founding member of the Fantastic Four.

Biography

To be added

Personality

"Ben has always been a rock."

―Sue Storm to Reed Richards^[src]

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Powers and Abilities

Powers

"Before we went up the first time, you couldn't turn invisible, Ben wasn't a rock, and Johnny never caught fire."

―Reed Richards to Sue Storm^[src]

• Stone Mimicry: His skin has transformed into a orange rock-like hide that's seemingly nearly indestructable.

"Lift the car! Lift the car!"
"This car?"

―Children and Thing^[src]

• Superhuman Strength: The Thing possesses colossal levels of superhuman strength. He can effortlessly lift vehicles, and has pulled a massive cargo ship using sheer brute force.
• Superhuman Durability: To be added

Abilities

"The best pilot in the world, right here."
"Yeah. Best looking, he means."

―Reed Richards and Ben Grimm^[src]

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Equipment

• Fantastic Four Uniform: To be added

Facilities

• Baxter Building: To be added

Relationships

Allies Fantastic Four - Teammates and Friends Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic - Leader and Best Friend Sue Storm/Invisible Woman - Close Friend Johnny Storm/Human Torch H.E.R.B.I.E. - Friend Franklin Richards - Honorary Nephew

Enemies Galan/Galactus Shalla-Bal/Silver Surfer Harvey Elder/Mole Man Giganto

Appearances

In chronological order:

• The Fantastic Four: First Steps (unreleased)
• The Fantastic Four: First Steps (unreleased)
• Avengers: Doomsday (unreleased)
• Avengers: Secret Wars (unreleased)

Trivia

• In the comics, Ben Grimm is an astronaut and best friend of Mister Fantastic who was subjected to cosmic radiation, turning him into a rock-like monster known as the Thing.

Behind the Scenes

• Thing in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is the fourth live-action incarnation of the character, following incarnations portrayed by Michael Bailey Smith (Ben Grimm) and Carl Ciarfalio (Thing), Michael Chiklis and Jamie Bell.

External Links

• Thing on Marvel Database
• Thing on Wikipedia